WEET Shares the MKT MKP Axial Film Capacitors Common Tolerance Codes and Markings
WEE Technology Company Limited - WEE are Capacitors Specialist
Due to the space of the capacitors, specially small size capacitors, sometimes manufacturers use code letter to save room of the marking.
Today, we would like to introduce the EIA/IEC/JIS Common Tolerance Codes about capacitors.
There are lots of code under this system, however J, K, M used most often.
Also, we should not follow the code table exactly, as some factories will have some change on their own.
Such as, WEE Technology use I for ±3%, some use H or E.
So, when you order some capacitors, you have to write down the not only the tolerance code, but also the numbers of each tolerance.
EIA/IEC/JIS Common Tolerance Codes | |||
Range | Usage | Letter | Tolerance |
<10pF | rare | A | ±0.05pF |
<10pF | B | ±0.1pF | |
<10pF | C | ±0.25pF | |
<10pF | D | ±0.5pF | |
10pF & up | rare | E | ±0.5% |
10pF & up | F | ±1% | |
10pF & up | G | ±2% | |
10pF & up | rare | H | ±3% |
10pF & up | rare | I | ±4% |
10pF & up | J | ±5% | |
10pF & up | K | ±10% | |
10pF & up | rare | L | ±15% |
10pF & up | M | ±20% | |
10pF & up | rare | N | ±30% |
10pF & up | rare | P | 0/+100% |
10pF & up | rare | Q | -10/+30% |
10pF & up | rare | S | ±22% |
10pF & up | rare | T | -10/+50% |
10pF & up | rare | U | -10/+75% |
10pF & up | rare | V | 0/+100% |
10pF & up | rare | W | -10/+100% |
10pF & up | rare | Y | -20/+5% |
10pF & up | Z | -20/+80% |